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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins of Fort Worth was sworn in as the 33rd |
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United States secretary of agriculture on February 13, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Glen Rose, Brooke Leslie Rollins grew up |
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helping out on her family's farm and raising livestock for 4-H and |
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the Future Farmers of America; she served as a Texas FFA Association |
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officer and worked for the National FFA Organization; a graduate of |
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Texas A&M University, she earned a bachelor's degree in |
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agricultural development with honors and had the distinction of |
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being elected as the first female student body president in the |
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university's history; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving her juris doctor degree with honors |
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from The University of Texas School of Law, Secretary Rollins |
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served as the policy director for Governor Rick Perry; she went on |
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to lead the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free market research |
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institute, as president and CEO for 15 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Secretary Rollins previously served under President |
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Donald J. Trump as director of the Domestic Policy Council and as |
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assistant to the president for strategic initiatives; most |
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recently, she added to her notable record of nonprofit leadership |
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in her work as the founder, president, and CEO of the America First |
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Policy Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins has risen to national prominence as a |
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public policy advocate and a champion for the principles of free |
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enterprise and conservative governance, and the experience she has |
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acquired along the way is certain to serve her well in this |
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important cabinet position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Brooke Rollins on the occasion of her |
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appointment as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Secretary Rollins as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |